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Picked up a bottle of this about 10 months ago when I was passing through Cincinnati and I stopped off at The Party Source in Newport, KY right across the river. I had been aging it in my cellar until earlier tonight. Poured out of a 16.9 oz bottle into my goblet glass, this beer pours a dark amber/copper color with a slightly off-white/tan head that's about 2/3 of an inch thick when first poured that settles to a rather large cluster swirl of foam on the beer's surface along with a pretty thick ring lining the inside of the glass and decent lacing. Aromas of sweet caramel malt along with an oaky vanilla presence followed by a definite bit of grapes. Has a sweet caramel and vanilla malt presence upfront that gives way to some plum, raisin and grape flavors with just a hint of red wine vinegaryness and oak barrel goodness. Some aspects of the overall flavor profile are very unique for a beer of this style I feel and quite tasty too of course! Has a crisp, just slightly syrupy, slightly chewy, smooth, sticky, medium to full bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Easy to drink, especially as this beer sits and warms up, and the 14% ABV is well masked. It certainly snuck up on me here and kicked my ass a little bit. An excellent beer. I am sorry to hear this beer is apparently no longer being brewed, and that is something that I hope is reversed.

Pours a hazy mahogany hue with a loose, off-white head. Nose is acetic and malty with a hint of caramel. Taste suggests a soured barleywine - tart, medicinal, malty and sweet. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body with a light acidity and a mild carbonation. Overall, interesting, but not my thing.

A: brackish nice red hue to the edges of the glass and caramel color hazy small soapy tan head that drops to a film on the top of the beer

S: vinegar and grapes with a little bit of caramel has a little bit of a sweet smell to it almost a little bit of a brandy port smell

T: vinegar but muted lots of tannin flavors you get from wine drinks a lot like a mead I can't pick out that many barrel notes just the wine characteristics with a lot of caramel malts but muted by the vinegar so they aren't too sweet

M: Thick body its almost syrupy but not quite the alcohol is very well hidden

O: Very different I am glad I got to try it but I'm not quite sure I am thrilled by it. Huge body on the beer almost chewy the flavors seem muddled though and I can not believe this is 14% because it drinks so smooth very easy going down. Reminds me a lot of a homemade mead.

BB Jan 2018 bottle poured 8/30/16 to snifter. Brown with faint red hue, thin head of beige that leaves behind only a ring. Nose of wood, raisin, caramel. Taste follows the nose plus apple, some sour. Bitterness light and fades rapidly but leaves behind some off-flavor. Medium body and above average carbonation. This bottle might be oxidized, as it does not seem to match some of the other glowing reviews.

An intriguing brew. Fuzzy and sap-colored, thin-looking. There are some sharp spices and lots of booze on the nose that are there in the flavor too. I was expecting a lot more sweetness. Nice complex finish. Again, dry for the style. Medium bodied. Enjoying this one!

I guess based on the Picobrouwerij designation, this is uber rare. I'm a sucker for a good quad, especially when it's aged in French Oak Pomerol Barrels.

A: Pours a dark brown , not really opaque, with a fluffy coca cola style head. Recedes relatively quickly, but a lot of legging and lacing throughout the sipping journey.

N: Sweet and malty, with toffee, figs, obvious vinuous notes and stone fruit. Does not smell boozy, but you do get the oaking and the bordeaux. Has that great overtone of woody earthiness throughout, which gets stronger as it warms.

T: Very lovely, with an upfront sweetness and maltiness. Toffee, caramel, figs, prunes, and overripe grapes. It's relatively sweet, but not quite cloying. It's 14% and the ABV is detectable in a very nice warming, but I would say it's pretty well hidden. A little too sweet to be sessionable, but a lovely dessert sipper. I would say this is not quite as complex as a Rochefort 10 / Pannepot Reserva / Westy 12. Solid but less multifoiled.

MF: Carbonation is there, but seems to subside very quickly, resulting in a pretty still beer in the back of the mouth. Coating, but not quite sticky or oily. It's pleasant, and pretty smooth as you swirl it on the palate. Relatively light to medium bodied.

O: I think this is a unique beer , well worth searching out. I've never seen it and don't know really how rare it is, but it's a great example of a barrel aged quad. A little bit too hot on the ABV and sweet on the palate to session, but would be nice in a progression or rotation.

Bottle: Poured a cloudy dark brown color ale with medium size foamy head with average retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of sweet malt based with lots of residual sugar and some dry fruit s notes with some easily discernable woody notes and light vinous feel. Taste is also dominated by some woody notes with a big sweet malt base with toffee and dry fruits notes. The red wine notes are also easily discernable without being too tart. Body is full with limited filtration and good carbonation with not much alcohol being apparent. Complex but also a bit too sweet to appreciate a large quantity of that liquid.